FileInfo.Replace Method (String, String)

FileInfoReplace Method (String, String)

Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

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public FileInfo Replace(
	string destinationFileName,
	string destinationBackupFileName
)

Public Function Replace ( 
	destinationFileName As String,
	destinationBackupFileName As String
) As FileInfo

public:
FileInfo^ Replace(
	String^ destinationFileName, 
	String^ destinationBackupFileName
)

member Replace : 
        destinationFileName : string * 
        destinationBackupFileName : string -> FileInfo

Parameters

destinationFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of a file to replace with the current file.
destinationBackupFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of a file with which to create a backup of the file described by the destinationFileName parameter.

Return Value

Type: FileInfo
A FileInfo object that encapsulates information about the file described by the destinationFileName parameter.

Remarks

The Replace method replaces the contents of a specified file with the contents of the file described by the current FileInfo object. It also creates a backup of the file that was replaced. Finally, it returns a new FileInfo object that describes the overwritten file.

Remarks

Pass null to the destinationBackupFileName parameter if you do not want to create a backup of the file being replaced.

Reference

FileInfo Class

Replace Overload

Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem Namespace